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Blackfoot charter faces annual academic oversight
Idaho Education News found three more charters with concerning academic performance.
A bond in limbo: Pocatello hopes state money will rebuild burned school instead
INSIDE: How legislative twists and turns impact local school leaders.
Jim Everett to retire from college co-presidency
The long-time local community leader will continue in a funding-raising role at the College of Idaho.
Prospective teachers, schools invited to connect at statewide career fairs
This year’s Educator Career Fairs will take place in a series of two-day events with sessions designed for both attendees and local education agencies.
Critchfield pledges May decision on 4-day school week minimum days
School leaders are eagerly awaiting the new standards that would be imposed on districts receiving state facilities funds.
School facilities bill advances. Here’s what it would do for various districts
Lawmakers questioned a metric that divides school facilities funding based on attendance. Large, urban districts will get far more than smaller, rural districts regardless of needs.
Statehouse roundup, 3.5.24: House votes to slow the Phoenix purchase
INSIDE: Bills on civics, sex education are advancing. while a bill creating an early childhood office has stalled.
Financially troubled charter permanently closing
The Village Leadership Academy opened 12 years ago and enrolled a high of 487 students five years ago.
Statehouse roundup, 3.4.24: Critchfield budget presentation sheds light on attendance funding gap
INSIDE: Lawmakers approve a Holocaust teaching resolution and a bill banning classroom flags.
Supreme Court throws a wrench into U of I’s timetable
The court will hear oral arguments in June, as it takes up Attorney General Raúl Labrador’s challenge to the University of Idaho’s proposed purchase. That means a nonbinding, but looming, May 31 deadline will likely go by the boards.